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Metro Nashville / MNPS Dodson Elementary

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MNPS Dodson Elementary

Source file: Metro Nashville — Employee Compensation / ingested Jun 19, 2026

The MNPS Dodson Elementary is a government agency that delivers public services and programs within its jurisdiction.

In 2025, this agency had 98 employees with median total compensation of $33,657; the highest distinct record was $136,654.

Year
2025
Total payroll
$4.2M
Employees
98
Median total
$33,657
Highest record
$136,654

What the records show

Compensation analytics

These summaries compare pay within the agency before listing individual records.

Salary distribution

How 2025 total compensation is spread across the 98 employees. Each bar is a pay range; taller bars mean more people earn in that range. The amber line marks the median ($33,657) — half earn less, half more. The far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Average pay composition

  • Base$41,604 (96%)
  • Overtime$600 (1%)
  • Other$1,043 (2%)
  • Benefits$0 (0%)

What an average paycheck here is made of — base salary versus overtime, other pay (bonuses, allowances), and benefits. A large overtime or other-pay share means take-home often exceeds base salary.

Pay percentiles

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$7,655
$18,561
$33,657
$72,165
$82,273

The pay ladder for this department. Someone at the 90th percentile earns $82,273 — more than 90% of the department; the 10th percentile earns $7,655. The shaded band is the middle half of employees (25th–75th percentile).

Largest job titles

The most common job titles in this department by headcount, with the median total compensation for each. Click a title to see everyone who holds it.

Trend

Year over year

How this department's total payroll, headcount, and median pay changed across the 11 published years.

YearTotal payrollEmployeesMedian pay
2015
$2.6M
62
$46,368
2016
$2.7M
4.6%
64
3.2%
$47,229
1.9%
2017
$2.7M
0.5%
65
1.6%
$44,794
5.2%
2018
$2.9M
7.0%
68
4.6%
$46,317
3.4%
2019
$3M
2.4%
66
2.9%
$47,444
2.4%
2020
$2.6M
11.5%
65
1.5%
$45,018
5.1%
2021
$2.8M
4.6%
62
4.6%
$51,273
13.9%
2022
$3.3M
19.0%
75
21.0%
$47,389
7.6%
2023
$3.6M
9.0%
83
10.7%
$35,333
25.4%
2024
$130.2K
96.4%
1
98.8%
$130,150
268.4%
2025
$4.2M
3156.4%
98
9700.0%
$33,657
74.1%

Record list

Employees

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Tammy Jones

Teacher Grade 2/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2025 total comp
$76,256
Base pay
$70,422
Overtime
$600
Other pay
$5,234
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$76,256

Source-specific fields

Record ID
288,090
Total Pay
$76,256

Tammy Jones works as a Teacher Grade 2 for MNPS Dodson Elementary. Tammy earned $76,256 in 2025.

Wanda Davis

Teacher Ex Education Interventionist/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2025 total comp
$75,824
Base pay
$75,136
Overtime
$300
Other pay
$388
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,824

Source-specific fields

Record ID
278,141
Total Pay
$75,824

Wanda Davis is a Teacher Ex Education Interventionist at MNPS Dodson Elementary. 2025 total compensation came to $75,824.

Tabitha Stanton

Teacher - Grade 2/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2025 total comp
$75,272
Base pay
$70,422
Overtime
$300
Other pay
$4,550
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$75,272

Source-specific fields

Record ID
298,585
Total Pay
$75,272

At MNPS Dodson Elementary, Tabitha Stanton serves as a Teacher - Grade 2. Their 2025 pay totaled $75,272.

Tamela Adams

Teacher Ex Education Interventionist/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2025 total comp
$74,990
Base pay
$73,190
Overtime
$150
Other pay
$1,650
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,990

Source-specific fields

Record ID
272,801
Total Pay
$74,990

Tamela Adams works as a Teacher Ex Education Interventionist for MNPS Dodson Elementary. Tamela earned $74,990 in 2025.

Richard Romeo

Teacher Ex Education/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2023 total comp
$74,440
Base pay
$68,032
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,408
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$74,440

Source-specific fields

Record ID
232,047
Total Pay
$74,440

Richard Romeo works as a Teacher Ex Education for MNPS Dodson Elementary. Richard earned $74,440 in 2023.

Kathleen Matthews

Teacher Prek Blended/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2025 total comp
$73,975
Base pay
$73,190
Overtime
$600
Other pay
$185
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,975

Source-specific fields

Record ID
291,214
Total Pay
$73,975

At MNPS Dodson Elementary, Kathleen Matthews serves as a Teacher Prek Blended. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,975.

Evans Chandler

Teacher Health Physical Education Es/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2022 total comp
$73,953
Base pay
$71,573
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,380
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,953

Source-specific fields

Record ID
191,673
Total Pay
$73,953

Evans Chandler holds the role of Teacher Health Physical Education Es at MNPS Dodson Elementary. In 2022, their total compensation was $73,953.

Debra Scott

Teacher Computer/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2022 total comp
$73,699
Base pay
$67,251
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$6,448
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,699

Source-specific fields

Record ID
191,720
Total Pay
$73,699

Debra Scott works as a Teacher Computer for MNPS Dodson Elementary. Debra earned $73,699 in 2022.

Tonya Venters

Coach Literacy/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2023 total comp
$73,437
Base pay
$57,746
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$15,691
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$73,437

Source-specific fields

Record ID
232,043
Total Pay
$73,437

Tonya Venters is a Coach Literacy at MNPS Dodson Elementary. 2023 total compensation came to $73,437.

Lori Caher

Teacher Prek Blended/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2021 total comp
$72,943
Base pay
$70,173
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$2,770
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,943

Source-specific fields

Record ID
163,085
Total Pay
$72,943

Lori Caher holds the role of Teacher Prek Blended at MNPS Dodson Elementary. In 2021, their total compensation was $72,943.

Vanessa Goodnight

Teacher - English Learner Es/MNPS Dodson Elementary

2023 total comp
$72,253
Base pay
$71,714
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$540
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$72,253

Source-specific fields

Record ID
232,037
Total Pay
$72,253

At MNPS Dodson Elementary, Vanessa Goodnight serves as a Teacher - English Learner Es. Their 2023 pay totaled $72,253.